Thread: Rabbit hunting near Auckland?

I know it's a long shot (ahem), but I'm trying to find someone around Auckland with a bit of land and the odd rabbit in need of disposal. Would be great to head out with a group actually, make it a social thing too. Who am I? 28 yo engineer, grew up hunting, shooting, and fishing on a farm so I'm not completely clueless, or a liability ;-) Happy to meet and get to know owners first as I understand how unappealing the idea of letting armed strangers onto your property is!

hey bro........dster put your thread into introduction's and you,ll be in with a grin mate.Good to meet ya any way.Im neckshot and i dont have a drinking problem

Originally Posted by Neckshot

.Im neckshot and i dont have a drinking problem

First step to recovery is to admit it. Haha

Welcome Brodster. Neckshot is right. He doesn't have a drinking problem. He knows how to do it well and hardly ever spills a drop.

Thanks for the welcomes, gents!

Im pretty new here to mate, just finished the rebuild on my Toz 17-01. Lookin for some long eard critters round Rotorua to try it out on.

Whoa. That is some fun looking kit. Is that a DIY suppressor?

Yea its an asparagus can with little tuna cans for baffles. Does the job. Wouldnt recomend it for anything bigger than .22lr though.The whole lots a DIY special out of the scrap box. 80m with CCI subs

Awesome, love it. Bugsy won't know what hit him.

What Ive done is used google earth on the 'map' setting to identify likely property boundaries/numbers then written out a small letter saying who I am and what I want to do then in the new year gunna go do a mass pamphlet drop. not sure if Ill get any replys or not but might be worth a shot.

They can only say 'No', and if you're not hearing 'No' then you're not hearing 'Yes'!

Is there an NZDA range near you? Probably a good place to try as well, nothing like meeting in person to judge character. Keen to know how the letters work out. I might knock on some doors if all else fails. "I'm interested in such and such... Do you know anyone who I could talk to?" rather than "Hi, you've never heard of me but would you mind if I wander your property frightening livestock and leaving gates open?" :-D

I know it sounds a little daunting but I reckon you'd have better luck door knocking. It's easy to chuck away a pamphlet but if there's a smiling bloke on your doorstep with a couple of beers it's much harder to forget

Good luck!

Originally Posted by brodster

"I'm interested in such and such... Do you know anyone who I could talk to?" rather than "Hi, you've never heard of me but would you mind if I wander your property frightening livestock and leaving gates open?" :-D

Nail on the head right there!

Yea your right face to face is far more effective, I was going for a strength in numbers approach. I'm pretty sure we've got a NZDA range here, I'll have a look

Picking out farms you're interested in on G maps seems like a good idea though. Ones with a good mix of hills/pastures/bush. Also shows you've thought about it seriously too if you mention it. I expect a report some time! I'll share how I get on here in Auckland too.